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i along with senator mccain spoke loudly during the bush years about interrogation techniques that i thought were out of bounds in terms of our law and who we are. but let me firmly say this. having been a military lawyer for 30 years come, i know the difference between prosecuting crime and trying to prevent a future attack. the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely is central to our national security. , over time, the evidence suggests after a reasonable opportunity to make this decision this suspect is not fall into the statutory definition of an enemy combatants, i will accept that result. i think to rule that decision out now is premature and is unfair to those who are trying to protect us. i do not know how in the world we can make that decision by monday afternoon, given the recent nature of this attack. i will continue to afternoon, given the nature of this attack. inill continue to work with the laws to create values and on march 25, i wrote to the judge advocate general community all of our
i along with senator mccain spoke loudly during the bush years about interrogation techniques that i thought were out of bounds in terms of our law and who we are. but let me firmly say this. having been a military lawyer for 30 years come, i know the difference between prosecuting crime and trying to prevent a future attack. the ability to have access to this suspect without a lawyer present to gather intelligence about a future attack is absolutely is central to our national security. , over...
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i confronted john mccain last year about his betrayal of the u.s.s. liberty crew. it was barely picked up in the u.s. media. they just talked about me being the hut where. i want to salute brian jordan. he is the only one who had courage to cover the memorial on june 8 last year. guest: thank you. host: about the employers, we hear as for situations with emotional issues that sometimes occur, ptsd, does that become stigma for someone looking for a job in the job force? guest: sometimes there are stereotypes, just like with any other group, a protected class under labor. the amount of people while tragic that have post-traumatic stress disorder, it is not reflective of the larger veteran population. most folks understand ptsd is a natural reaction to stress, a disorder comes when you cannot work through it. there are employers who say that could be a stigma, just like employers say we don't hire veterans who were in the national guard or reserve because they're going to deploy, stating that is against the law but we know in reality it is a challenge that happens. ho
i confronted john mccain last year about his betrayal of the u.s.s. liberty crew. it was barely picked up in the u.s. media. they just talked about me being the hut where. i want to salute brian jordan. he is the only one who had courage to cover the memorial on june 8 last year. guest: thank you. host: about the employers, we hear as for situations with emotional issues that sometimes occur, ptsd, does that become stigma for someone looking for a job in the job force? guest: sometimes there...
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host: senator john mccain is proposing some kind of filibuster reform. has he reached out to you? guest: we have not fully studied that proposal. republicans were considering this so-called nuclear option. a group came together with a package. that was basically an agreement. i hope we reach a similar agreement that does not require changing the rules. i am glad that there is a bipartisan group of people working on this. i hope to look at the package now. host: keith from indiana. caller: good morning. how many wars have we won? we can win a war to protect our borders. we cannot reform anything that is sensible. sometimes you have to go backwards to go forward to. they are stuck in reverse. they cannot understand to go forward, sometimes you have to back up in order to go forward. you have to reform things that have gone out of hand over a generation after generation. ok? sometimes there's people that have their hands extended out generation after generation. so far they do not know when to pull them back again. that free handout has gone stuck out so far. generation after generat
host: senator john mccain is proposing some kind of filibuster reform. has he reached out to you? guest: we have not fully studied that proposal. republicans were considering this so-called nuclear option. a group came together with a package. that was basically an agreement. i hope we reach a similar agreement that does not require changing the rules. i am glad that there is a bipartisan group of people working on this. i hope to look at the package now. host: keith from indiana. caller: good...
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first, i want to thank senator mccain for leading this congressional delegation trip. it was a hard working but very informative and useful trip. there are a number of issues that we engaged during this trip that we will continue to work on after the trip. the issue that brings us together today for this particular press conference is the situation in syria. i think many of us hoped that the assad regime would fall fairly rapidly and that there could be a more or less orderly transition to a new government. it appears that the situation in syria is getting increasingly dire, and it appears that the assad administration is -- has dug in pretty hard. and so there is a real danger of the warfare prolonging and while it prolongs having the syrian state devolve into a potentially, ethnically cleansed enclafes through the kurds -- enclaves through the kurds and so forth and jihadists to launch attacks from. so i think we are unanimous in our concern for that. i think we also agree in strong and bipartisan fashion that we need to do more in the way of recognition of the free
first, i want to thank senator mccain for leading this congressional delegation trip. it was a hard working but very informative and useful trip. there are a number of issues that we engaged during this trip that we will continue to work on after the trip. the issue that brings us together today for this particular press conference is the situation in syria. i think many of us hoped that the assad regime would fall fairly rapidly and that there could be a more or less orderly transition to a...
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can decide and if we do not like what is done in say virginia we can go to senator warner for senator mccain and make our case because that is what democracy is all about. use every one of those arguments in your lives. some students -- let's ask, how many of you have over 100 tunes in your music system? how many of you have 500 or more? how many have 1000 or more tunes in your music system? have 7500 tunes or more? this is totally inequitable. some barely have 100, you have at least 7500. how many? by the way? >> [inaudible] >> you do not know? [laughter] how many do you have? so, 5000. how many do not have 500? tot is the inequity we have straighten out. now, there is only a few major labels now, some called record companies, though they do not have records anymore. why should we only have a few? then there are bands like the ones i used to listen to, that you probably do not even think about. unfortunately they are not selling as much as they once did. i was going to use the rolling stones, but they're probably doing well on his current tour. you could take them on an off year. you did sa
can decide and if we do not like what is done in say virginia we can go to senator warner for senator mccain and make our case because that is what democracy is all about. use every one of those arguments in your lives. some students -- let's ask, how many of you have over 100 tunes in your music system? how many of you have 500 or more? how many have 1000 or more tunes in your music system? have 7500 tunes or more? this is totally inequitable. some barely have 100, you have at least 7500. how...
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mccain is so far up in left field. we want people to come through the front door. >> thanks for your call. we are also taking your comments and tweets. here is one. jan in patterson, new jersey. you are on the line. problem with is a the immigration law. it has to be revised. today, in today's world, it is totally different. i am a union carpenter. i work very hard. i am going to be 60 years old. i bust my hump to pay taxes and be a good guy, follow the rules, and i look at government and how it operates, and you have got to be joking me. as a citizen, you have got to be because i see a lot of rules being crushed. we fight for rate control. for people to have a standard and decent rage -- wage. people are coming, work for contractors, they pay their money for cable, they break all the rules we fight hard for the american people. what is wrong with that? let's give them a break and all that. [indiscernible] they say, "i am a citizen? i do not understand what is wrong with this government we have. what kind of politician
mccain is so far up in left field. we want people to come through the front door. >> thanks for your call. we are also taking your comments and tweets. here is one. jan in patterson, new jersey. you are on the line. problem with is a the immigration law. it has to be revised. today, in today's world, it is totally different. i am a union carpenter. i work very hard. i am going to be 60 years old. i bust my hump to pay taxes and be a good guy, follow the rules, and i look at government and...
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senator mccain and graham, and the new kid on the block, cruz, i used to have respect for mccain, but i think it is time for his rocking chair. he talks about living on the wrong side of history, and i think as we go forward, we will find out who is on the wrong side of history. i find it disheartening, these senators who are supposed to be so patriotic. they are a bunch of bullies. you can disagree. one of their comrades, and they are our republicans, to come out there and display what they do. it's really disheartening. host: thanks for the call. on the facebook page, this is from eugene -- and brit saying he has been bullish all day. next is richard joining us from missouri. caller: 94 veteran -- by an belfort veteran. he is a republican, but also a great american. i do not see how some of those people who never even put on a uniform trying to tell them what to do. why can a man change his mind, but a fool never will. host: when it did you serve? caller: the vietnam war. host: thank you for sharing your call. republican , texas. caller: s, mr. henkel has to stand on his record, and
senator mccain and graham, and the new kid on the block, cruz, i used to have respect for mccain, but i think it is time for his rocking chair. he talks about living on the wrong side of history, and i think as we go forward, we will find out who is on the wrong side of history. i find it disheartening, these senators who are supposed to be so patriotic. they are a bunch of bullies. you can disagree. one of their comrades, and they are our republicans, to come out there and display what they...
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mccain: i thank my colleague. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to include in the record a piece by senator casey called time to act in syria. it wasn the huffington post, "washington post" editorial entitled repercussions of inaction, "wall street journal" article u.s. has warned planned syria arms sale, and finally a piece by leon wieseltier that i >> in a few moments, the first congressional hearing looking into the bombings of the boston marathon. air force officials make their budget request on capitol hill and face questions on a sexual abuse reports. on a that, a house debate bill that would set debt priorities requiring the and at arst, bobby jindal fundraiser. that is live. coverage continues on 8:00 when rand paul speaks at the lincoln day dinner. >> post on 11, a lot more people cared about nasa security -- national security issues than was the case before. all of a sudden there was market for former cia folks. even former national security
mccain: i thank my colleague. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to include in the record a piece by senator casey called time to act in syria. it wasn the huffington post, "washington post" editorial entitled repercussions of inaction, "wall street journal" article u.s. has warned planned syria arms sale, and finally a piece by leon wieseltier that i >> in a few moments, the first congressional hearing looking into the bombings of the boston marathon. air force...
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this is a quote from senator mccain. quote, i think it's insane for republicans, who complained for four years about harry reid not having a budget, and now we are not going to agree to conference. that is beyond comprehension for me. i think it's beyond comprehension for the american people. why are you sitting on the budget? what are we doing here in this rule? this rule says let's pretend. let's make believe that the house and senate went to conference and let's pretend that they agreed, except let's pretend they agreed on the house budget numbers. the numbers that would cut the part of the budget that deals with our kids' education by over 20%. let's pretend that because we don't want to go through the normal process. that's what this rule does. it's a total fake and it's a fake because of the refusal to work these issues out in a transparent manner for the american people. the previous question is a very simple statement. it just says let's comply with the law which case a conference committee was supposed to have m
this is a quote from senator mccain. quote, i think it's insane for republicans, who complained for four years about harry reid not having a budget, and now we are not going to agree to conference. that is beyond comprehension for me. i think it's beyond comprehension for the american people. why are you sitting on the budget? what are we doing here in this rule? this rule says let's pretend. let's make believe that the house and senate went to conference and let's pretend that they agreed,...
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i agree with senator mccain said. he said it before. it will be helpful for us to avoid this if we get to us as quickly as you can some of the details of what specific impacts would be if we do not avoid sequestering. >> we intend too that, as i said, but at the same time, we want to make sure whatever we come up with, we can defend and make sensednat's why i referenced the review until we get the review, and then go forward. i agree with that. >> senator graham? >> i'll be last and certainly least. secretary hagel, i want to congratulate you and administration for i think a responsible handling in north korea, very quickly, but i think 2013 is a major year for national security issues. if we don't deal with north korea between now and the end of the year we're probably in trouble one way or the other? >> i have been disappointed, and i think the urgency oly increases. >> as i understand it, as we negotiate the d5 plus one, intelligence tells us that the level of enriched uranium has gone up in the negotiations, not down. do you agree w
i agree with senator mccain said. he said it before. it will be helpful for us to avoid this if we get to us as quickly as you can some of the details of what specific impacts would be if we do not avoid sequestering. >> we intend too that, as i said, but at the same time, we want to make sure whatever we come up with, we can defend and make sensednat's why i referenced the review until we get the review, and then go forward. i agree with that. >> senator graham? >> i'll be...
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you worked for senator mccain. you drafted a couple pieces of legislation for what congressional session? guest: i helped draft the mccain-kennedy proposal in 2006, which passed the senate, and not a house. i held with what is being called the kennedy-kyl proposal that was in 2007 while mccain was getting ready for his presidential bid. took no -- took the negotiations over. they're based on a fundamental draft was put together in 2005- 2006 known as mccain-kennedy which went through the committee process and became hodgepodge on the floor. biggest sticking point during those negotiations? guest: that is a good question. i would say the temporary worker program was definitely the point in 2007 where we really hit a wall. if you look back at the floor debate, there was a crucial amendment that sunset did the temporary worker program after five years. once that passed by one vote, the whole process teleport. aboutteresting part drafting immigration legislation, involves a lot of labor law. you have a whole different
you worked for senator mccain. you drafted a couple pieces of legislation for what congressional session? guest: i helped draft the mccain-kennedy proposal in 2006, which passed the senate, and not a house. i held with what is being called the kennedy-kyl proposal that was in 2007 while mccain was getting ready for his presidential bid. took no -- took the negotiations over. they're based on a fundamental draft was put together in 2005- 2006 known as mccain-kennedy which went through the...
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mccain fine gold tied soft money to parties. exclosure was totally disclosed. there was an intermediary in which the might be spent. it did not have to spend a lot of time raising money, another big complaint that we hear about the system. in some ways seem to be the best money in the system. but it looked bad. it looked bad. it was large amounts of money, large amounts of money. they went into hysterics and it looked bad. the cases that have come since, they now allow independent spenders and allow people to pool their resources to make independent expenditures without prohibitions on the source. the end result is that groups such as crossroads gps or more traditional groups, like the chamber or planned parenthood can spend large amounts of money in many ways much more easily than the parties can. this reduces the importance of parties and increases the importance of single interest groups and individual candidates. i would note that that can be resolved primarily by simply making it easier for parties and candidates to raise money directly rather than try to
mccain fine gold tied soft money to parties. exclosure was totally disclosed. there was an intermediary in which the might be spent. it did not have to spend a lot of time raising money, another big complaint that we hear about the system. in some ways seem to be the best money in the system. but it looked bad. it looked bad. it was large amounts of money, large amounts of money. they went into hysterics and it looked bad. the cases that have come since, they now allow independent spenders and...
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our aircraft carrier deployments in certain parts of the world and it was heartening to hear senator mccain suggest sunday that he was one who was willing to look at closing some of these special interest tax breaks if that was important to preventing the sequester and making sure that we did not see these across-the-board cuts. i'm going to put myself in the hopeful optimistic camp on the second part of your question. if the house passes a budget and in many ways the budget control act substituted for the budget. that at least set the appropriations levels. but we're now in a period where the senate is going to take up and pass a budget and then you'll go through this other process and that process of course will produce all the disagreements that you've heard this morning. with respect to the right mix of, you know, spending cuts and revenue and so, again, the issue's whether we're going to be able to overcome those differences that have prevented from moving forward in the past. >> i didn't see the link in your question. sorry to cut you off because there was a link. rebecca, in the back
our aircraft carrier deployments in certain parts of the world and it was heartening to hear senator mccain suggest sunday that he was one who was willing to look at closing some of these special interest tax breaks if that was important to preventing the sequester and making sure that we did not see these across-the-board cuts. i'm going to put myself in the hopeful optimistic camp on the second part of your question. if the house passes a budget and in many ways the budget control act...
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guest: senator mccain is being cautious. he is concerned with some of the things he has done and said, especially concerning israel. he has previously called him a close personal friend. he is a vietnam veteran. they served together in the senate. they do know each other. there is a level of comedy and respect between senators. -- i do not think that john mccain knows what he is going to do. i think the hearings in congress and in the media will lead an impact on the final results. host: we are asking our viewers to tell us what they think are the foreign-policy challenges in 2013. what does he face if he were to get the nomination? guest: he will have a range of foreign-policy challenges. we are talking about a military that is tired and worn out after more than 10 years of war. a state of fiscal challenges and austerity that is really unprecedented in american politics, which is put pressures on all of the budgets that he would have to be in charge of. we're talking about an arc of instability in the middle east, expecting
guest: senator mccain is being cautious. he is concerned with some of the things he has done and said, especially concerning israel. he has previously called him a close personal friend. he is a vietnam veteran. they served together in the senate. they do know each other. there is a level of comedy and respect between senators. -- i do not think that john mccain knows what he is going to do. i think the hearings in congress and in the media will lead an impact on the final results. host: we are...
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senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn , two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the surge in iraq. 2006, republicans lost the election and we began the surge. he wrote a piece in the "washington post" -- leaving iraq honorably. he said it's not in the national interest for the u.s. to deepen its military involvement. in january 2007, in a rather bizarre exchange with secretary rice in the foreign relations committee after some nonsense about syria and crossing the border into iran and syria because of the surge, and a reference to cambodia in 1970, you said "when you set in motion the kind of policy the president is
senator mccain? >> thank you. i'm pleased to see an old friend here before the committee, especially pleased to see senator warner and senator nunn , two senators who have contributed greatly to the defense. these questions are not reasonable people disagreeing, these are fundamental disagreements. our concerns pertain to your final judgment and world view on areas of national security, including security in the middle east. with that in mind, let me begin with your opposition to the...
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i think lindsey graham named i well when he called t schumer- mccain. the leadership of those two gentlemen in this process has been outstanding. it w everythg i wied i could see since i have been here. when this bill is passed, it it will be a reaffirmation of two .ncredibly americaeas the idea we are committed to the rule of law and the idea that we are a nation of immigrants. i would argue that it is those two ideas working together that has enabled decade every generation of americans to invent the future. it is our time in the 21st century to decide whether we are still up to that task, whether we can continue to invent the future not just here, but the entire world. recommitting ourselves to these two notions of the essential part of moving us forward. i want to thank the people in colorado who told me on how broken immigration system is effect in their lives and their works. the cattle ranchers on the eastern point. the people working in the high- tech field. the people who are the dreamers when i was superintendent of the denver public schools.
i think lindsey graham named i well when he called t schumer- mccain. the leadership of those two gentlemen in this process has been outstanding. it w everythg i wied i could see since i have been here. when this bill is passed, it it will be a reaffirmation of two .ncredibly americaeas the idea we are committed to the rule of law and the idea that we are a nation of immigrants. i would argue that it is those two ideas working together that has enabled decade every generation of americans to...
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the cane- -- mccain-feingold needs to be revisited. post citizens united, half of that has been lopped off, and you're left with restrictions on the party committees. it will hurt party committees, which has been a stabilizing force in democracy four years and years and years, and at the state and local level. those who say parties continue to raise the same amount of money or more money than erased before the cane- -- mccain- feingold -- the cost of tv ads has gone up because it is how it happens. advertising costs of up, but also because folks to make more money by doing sigel-issue groups, it is harder for the party groups because of competition. it's become much more expensive. the theme of any legislation has the book is more on restaurants. the idea of let's undo the soft- an will not get traction, but looking at state and local parties be something that we can get agreement on. the way i explain it to people who are not immersed, anything a party committee would want to do near an election is subject to the prohibitions, and eve
the cane- -- mccain-feingold needs to be revisited. post citizens united, half of that has been lopped off, and you're left with restrictions on the party committees. it will hurt party committees, which has been a stabilizing force in democracy four years and years and years, and at the state and local level. those who say parties continue to raise the same amount of money or more money than erased before the cane- -- mccain- feingold -- the cost of tv ads has gone up because it is how it...
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my first statement, mccain -- host: mccain needs to what -- caller: mccain needs to go. he's not even a conservative. i wish he would go. can i continue? host: yes, you can. caller: ok. marco rubio, i was for him until this immigration bill. i'd rather win on principles than lose -- i mean -- win -- i have a question for you. do you think principles that don't have value mean anything? thank you. host: you said principles don't have value? caller: if you run on principles, does it have value? if you cave on your principles, does that count anymore? host: sean is a republican in massachusetts. sean, how much of your opinion of folks like mccain and rubio, how much does that influence you when you go to the voting booth, if you decide to make contributions to candidates, get involved generally? caller: well, i did not vote in 2008 just because mccain was running. i didn't have a candidate so i didn't vote. host: ok. let's go to jonathan strong. guest: in terms of the question do principles matter, i think the case can be made in terms of the republican presidential landsca
my first statement, mccain -- host: mccain needs to what -- caller: mccain needs to go. he's not even a conservative. i wish he would go. can i continue? host: yes, you can. caller: ok. marco rubio, i was for him until this immigration bill. i'd rather win on principles than lose -- i mean -- win -- i have a question for you. do you think principles that don't have value mean anything? thank you. host: you said principles don't have value? caller: if you run on principles, does it have value?...
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was underneath to the podium on the side where a lot of senators were seated and was watching john mccain in particular, and the lines he applauded for, the lines he did not, you can look at that as portending what is possible on capitol hill. he applauded on a lot of the lines of the deficit and the mention of newtown and other issues, but notably on immigration reform, he just sort of sat there while other members did applaud. whether or not you can read something into that, i am not sure, but it is definitely an opportunity for reaction on the other side. host: to all of these issues we have been addressing the last hour, i want to look at something your colleague wrote in "the washington post." "if the president can reach a broad deal that settles some of the disputes over entitlement spending and tax code and govgiving the government borrowing authority to last through much of the term, he can use that energy to forge a bipartisan, rise on these other big issues to." guest: that is a huge point. one point that ms. mcconnell, republican leader in the senate, has made over and over aga
was underneath to the podium on the side where a lot of senators were seated and was watching john mccain in particular, and the lines he applauded for, the lines he did not, you can look at that as portending what is possible on capitol hill. he applauded on a lot of the lines of the deficit and the mention of newtown and other issues, but notably on immigration reform, he just sort of sat there while other members did applaud. whether or not you can read something into that, i am not sure,...
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ibo like john mccain and lindsey graham. people who will vote along with mccain and lindsey graham. then he will look at faithful democrats. he will seek support from the congressional black caucus. support them do not idea of this military strike and they will get their own classified briefing today. casenk he will make the for the sake of loyalty to get support. there are 43 members and it could be a sizable group to push this over in the house. host: what has the syrian debate then to the budgetary calendar? >> it has delayed it and there is not a lot of time to act. adopt a if they don't continuing resolution, the government will shut down. there are only nine or so legislative days the house is in session this month. how that issue is resolved is unclear. eric cantor signaled late last week that they will move forward with a short term measure of defending the government, but it is uncertain what that would look like, whether the funding levels would be acceptable to democrats, and there's a big push among conservatives to defund obamacare through the continuing resolutions. th
ibo like john mccain and lindsey graham. people who will vote along with mccain and lindsey graham. then he will look at faithful democrats. he will seek support from the congressional black caucus. support them do not idea of this military strike and they will get their own classified briefing today. casenk he will make the for the sake of loyalty to get support. there are 43 members and it could be a sizable group to push this over in the house. host: what has the syrian debate then to the...
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john mccain is a war hero. everybody can say whatever they want about chuck hagel but he's awful for the job and i hope he does not get confirmed. c-span is to answer republicans when they call. host: we are trying to take a number of calls. we have all three lines open. you can see the numbers on your screen. we will try again to get alton on the independent line. let's go on and to carl in chicago, a democrat line. caller: i have done research on both of the gentlemen. hagel been a republican, i think the president is doing what he is doing, reaching across both sides of the aisle. it seems the opposition to chuck hagel it is the same group of naysayers like senator gramm and the rest of them that are immediately passing them before they have a chance. john brennan would make an excellent cia director. he has the credentials. he has the strength. even though chuck hagel's role is going to be a bumpy one, i believe it will be confirmed with this 113 congress. the president is appointing a republican to this po
john mccain is a war hero. everybody can say whatever they want about chuck hagel but he's awful for the job and i hope he does not get confirmed. c-span is to answer republicans when they call. host: we are trying to take a number of calls. we have all three lines open. you can see the numbers on your screen. we will try again to get alton on the independent line. let's go on and to carl in chicago, a democrat line. caller: i have done research on both of the gentlemen. hagel been a...
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john mccain. this idea there is some deep-seated anti-immigration reform vote in republican party just doesn't show up. the two senators from arizona, john mccain and jeff flake, two of the most pro-immigrant senators in the senate. so it doesn't show up in the votes the way it sometimes shows up in the tongue wagging that you can get on talk radio. >> rahm -- >> this question wasn't directed at me but i would say that is all true what grover said, but the party has allowed itself to have a few voices describe and define its position. >> correct. >> to immigration which is where the political fallout has occurred for the party that has if not averted, soon will have huge import for both local and national politics. not just national. that is all -- all those data points are true where the screaming is louder than the -- i wouldn't say sometimes volume does not reflect depth. that's also true in our party. that said, leaders in the republican party have allowed the screamers, or the voice that is h
john mccain. this idea there is some deep-seated anti-immigration reform vote in republican party just doesn't show up. the two senators from arizona, john mccain and jeff flake, two of the most pro-immigrant senators in the senate. so it doesn't show up in the votes the way it sometimes shows up in the tongue wagging that you can get on talk radio. >> rahm -- >> this question wasn't directed at me but i would say that is all true what grover said, but the party has allowed itself...
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megan and on politico, mccain, the daughter of senator john mccain, getting a television show. caller: i'd like to say a few things about professor hall's comments about the appearance or real appearance of politicians. i guess that kind of means the old cliche that politics is show business for ugly people is kind of over. more seriously though, i kind of disagree. i do not care what any of these people look like or anything like that and i do not care and i think it kind of underestimates the obvious, which i think is really a big problem here. get thisre you nonsense because the powers that be, whatever it cliche you want to use, they do not think people want to see this serious news. i think if you do put out serious news on a regular basis, by and large, most people would if they thought it had some direct impact on their life. we are talking about the decline in the standard of living for average americans, and that kind of stuff on a consistent basis. where you get your daily news from? it,er: anywhere i can get newspapers, television, radio, whatever is available at the
megan and on politico, mccain, the daughter of senator john mccain, getting a television show. caller: i'd like to say a few things about professor hall's comments about the appearance or real appearance of politicians. i guess that kind of means the old cliche that politics is show business for ugly people is kind of over. more seriously though, i kind of disagree. i do not care what any of these people look like or anything like that and i do not care and i think it kind of underestimates the...
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. >> what is the president's appraisal of present -- of john mccain visiting the syrian rebels. is this welcome? >> are you asking if we were aware? we were aware of this trip, and we look forward to the president discussing with john mccain, his i don't have a schedule of that for you but he meets with john mccain with regularity -- but i don't know that they have spoken yet since the credit -- since the senator was in syria. >> i mentioned to this opportunity may be stronger? does this administration believe that the rebels are losing ground, winning, more problematic? what is the feeling on the on the ground effort to unseat the assad regime? >> i would say that he remains his vulnerable position, control over his country is extremely reduced because of the strength of the opposition. ebbs and obviously flows in something like this and we saw the role plate -- the role played by iran, and hezbollah. lotave noted that this is a about their regime, with the friends that they have in the neighborhood and in the world. we are committed with our allies to a process that brings an
. >> what is the president's appraisal of present -- of john mccain visiting the syrian rebels. is this welcome? >> are you asking if we were aware? we were aware of this trip, and we look forward to the president discussing with john mccain, his i don't have a schedule of that for you but he meets with john mccain with regularity -- but i don't know that they have spoken yet since the credit -- since the senator was in syria. >> i mentioned to this opportunity may be...
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you've heard from senators mccain and gillibrand from the u.s. perspective, what about from the israeli perspective? how to you see it day-to-day? >> i think we all share the same data, the same intelligence. we are on the same page when it comes to the problem and we are on the same page on the goal, the tra tiegic goal to prevent -- the strategic goal to pretcht iran from being nuclear. but between the floor and the ceiling of the problem, there are doors and windows that we are not in the same place. we should be much closer on how to prevent iran from being nuclear. because 2012 passed with giving more time for negotiations, for functions, for reaching an agroment, for diplomacy. and the time is running out in 2013. what makes us different on iran when it comes to policy, it's different trauma, maybe not enough trust. we have to develop that even though we come with different traumas, you know, we are the israelis coming with the holocaust, we are six million israelis listening to ahmadinejad calling to the anilings of israel, we take it very
you've heard from senators mccain and gillibrand from the u.s. perspective, what about from the israeli perspective? how to you see it day-to-day? >> i think we all share the same data, the same intelligence. we are on the same page when it comes to the problem and we are on the same page on the goal, the tra tiegic goal to prevent -- the strategic goal to pretcht iran from being nuclear. but between the floor and the ceiling of the problem, there are doors and windows that we are not in...
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as senator mccain election, election, election. that is the wrong statement to say. if any immigrant says that's all they care, it is not going change the future. it has to be a change of heart. host: all right, le get a response. guest: i love that you say senator john mccain because he has been working long before this election, he's been trying to get immigration reform through. those who come here and wanting the best for they families. people ask what brought me to this table and why am i working on this? i'm from arizona, this is important to our state. i grew up on a ranch and a farm in northern arizona. i worked alongside the mexican my grint labor there. i saw they came to make a life for their family better than they could have had otherwise. i never been able to look at all those who come across the board illegally as place them all in the same criminal class. it just doesn't work for me. i think for the most part, the vast majority of those who have come across simply want a better life. i think that we stand to benefit, obviously, the benefit of them and
as senator mccain election, election, election. that is the wrong statement to say. if any immigrant says that's all they care, it is not going change the future. it has to be a change of heart. host: all right, le get a response. guest: i love that you say senator john mccain because he has been working long before this election, he's been trying to get immigration reform through. those who come here and wanting the best for they families. people ask what brought me to this table and why am i...
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>> on missile defense -- just to clarify -- the mccain and the decatur, if they were -- they're in the region. they would have to have a capability to protect south korea from north korean missile salvos. is that correct? that would be more land-based u.s. patriot thaad missiles in south korea? those would -- the ships would more provide for regional missile defense against other locations? >> we have a range of assets, a constellation of capabilities in the asia-pacific region that can help defend against missile threats from north korea. and you're absolutely correct -- those assets also help protect our own interests, our own troops in the region, and other allies, to include japan. so while i wouldn't get into the specifics of these particular missions, you're absolutely correct that we have a full range of land- and sea-based capabilities to help respond to missile threats, including those from north korea. >> and to follow-up, too. the public is most acutely aware of the artillery threats from north korea -- they've got, like, 13,000 within 90 kilometers of seoul, is the statisti
>> on missile defense -- just to clarify -- the mccain and the decatur, if they were -- they're in the region. they would have to have a capability to protect south korea from north korean missile salvos. is that correct? that would be more land-based u.s. patriot thaad missiles in south korea? those would -- the ships would more provide for regional missile defense against other locations? >> we have a range of assets, a constellation of capabilities in the asia-pacific region that...
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that is senator mccain. i have quoted senator toomey and senator mccain who believe we need to come to agreement. i have also unfortunately quoted senator -- congressman ryan who said he does not care what senator mccain thinks -- who was a candidate for president a few years ago. mr. speaker, i want to ask the leader if he expects we will take an up or down vote on a debt limit extension when we come in september, and i yield. >> i would say to the gentleman the answer to that last question is no, but i would say to the gentleman, the discussion the gentleman just had was so full of just so various and sundry issues, i do not know where to begin, other than to say what is lost in the gentleman's comments is the focus on the hard-working families and businesses of middle-class america, and it seems to me, mr. speaker, that the gentleman is full of that is not going to happen because washington says that is not going to happen for political reasons. and what we ought to be focused on is how we can act to solv
that is senator mccain. i have quoted senator toomey and senator mccain who believe we need to come to agreement. i have also unfortunately quoted senator -- congressman ryan who said he does not care what senator mccain thinks -- who was a candidate for president a few years ago. mr. speaker, i want to ask the leader if he expects we will take an up or down vote on a debt limit extension when we come in september, and i yield. >> i would say to the gentleman the answer to that last...
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i will never forget standing next to john mccain in the east room of the white house. each of us on either side of president clinton as he announced the once unthinkable normalization of our relations with vietnam, and efforts that john mccain and i worked on for about 10 years to try do. in the last decade, thanks in large part to the work of usaid, our exports to vietnam increased by more than 700%. every one of those percentage points our jobs here in america. -- are jobs here in america. in the last two decades, 1000 vietnamese students and scholars have studied spanish and taught have studied and taught in america through the fulbright program, including the foreign minister, who i just talked to the other day and who has feelings about america because of that engagement. the list goes on. as the emerging middle class in india, the world's largest democracy, buys our products, that means jobs and incomes for our own middle-class. as our traditional assistance to brazil and decreases, trade there is increasing. brazil is one of the new tigers moving at a double-dig
i will never forget standing next to john mccain in the east room of the white house. each of us on either side of president clinton as he announced the once unthinkable normalization of our relations with vietnam, and efforts that john mccain and i worked on for about 10 years to try do. in the last decade, thanks in large part to the work of usaid, our exports to vietnam increased by more than 700%. every one of those percentage points our jobs here in america. -- are jobs here in america. in...
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senator mccain? >> first, i would like to applaud senator paul's active participation in this issue that i respect -- in this issue. respect him try to make sure that the respective authority of congress and the president is preserved. his amendment brings up is something that i hope this committee will work on, that is the war powers act. in contrast to what senator paul's interpretation of the constitution is, is that the war powers act says the president can act, but has to come back to the congress within 60 days. no president has ever agreed that that was constitutional. yet they have observed it. what the amendment brought up is something that the timidity -- the committee will address, that is when the resident can take us to war, what the role of congresses, and how we address that iportant issue think is a distorted balance between congress and the president. i think senator paul for his and memento even though i may not agree with it. issues bring an important -- it is wrong for a law to be
senator mccain? >> first, i would like to applaud senator paul's active participation in this issue that i respect -- in this issue. respect him try to make sure that the respective authority of congress and the president is preserved. his amendment brings up is something that i hope this committee will work on, that is the war powers act. in contrast to what senator paul's interpretation of the constitution is, is that the war powers act says the president can act, but has to come back...
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and this is john mccain still. the vietnamese left me to die in the prison cell bud shared with major norris overly, but he wouldn't let me die. they bathed me, fed me, nursed me, encouraged me, and ordered me back to life. norris did much of the work because bud had healing of his own to do, to paraphrase, but to quote, continue the quote, bud showed me how to save my self-respect and my honor. and that is a debt i can never repay, close quote from john mccain. continuing to quote, bud was a fierce, and i mean really fierce resister. he could not be broken in spirit no matter how broken he was in body. he defied men who had the power of life and death over us. to witness him sing the national anthem in response to having a rifle pointed at his face, well, that was something to behold. le 1967 bud day, close quote, bud day commanded a squadron of f-100's that served as forward air controllers over vietnam. they were called the misties. because it was bud's favorite song. august 26 of 1967, bud day was one of the ca
and this is john mccain still. the vietnamese left me to die in the prison cell bud shared with major norris overly, but he wouldn't let me die. they bathed me, fed me, nursed me, encouraged me, and ordered me back to life. norris did much of the work because bud had healing of his own to do, to paraphrase, but to quote, continue the quote, bud showed me how to save my self-respect and my honor. and that is a debt i can never repay, close quote from john mccain. continuing to quote, bud was a...
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chairman. >> thank you senator mccain. senator blumenthal. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you both for your service and extraordinary careers. thank you to the families as well for their contribution and service. let me begin admiral haney by asking but the ohio class ballistic submarines. i know you have called them critical to our national defense. yet as you also know the program has been delayed by at least two years. is that a wise move? >> senator, the delay with the program has encouraged some risks in that's some risk that we're working through. i would say we can now afford to have another delay with this program. >> another delay would be unacceptable. >> that's correct senator. particularly as you look at the aging of the current platform, it's beginning to reach its end of life. 42 years is a long time to be operating a submarine. >> my understanding is that the official explanation has been that the delay will enable more refined development of the weapons platform of the technology and some prospect of cost saving. is that the reasons that
chairman. >> thank you senator mccain. senator blumenthal. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you both for your service and extraordinary careers. thank you to the families as well for their contribution and service. let me begin admiral haney by asking but the ohio class ballistic submarines. i know you have called them critical to our national defense. yet as you also know the program has been delayed by at least two years. is that a wise move? >> senator, the delay with...
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and on the hill, senator mccain, and a number of house members as well. two questions. how do you think that the iraq money was spent, the rebuilding money? and second, what lessons do you draw from that? and from their answers, we get these seven lessons. first, just what i said. foremost, that the united states must reform, restructure, improve its approach to planning and executing stabilization and reconstruction operations. chapter six proposes a solution for that. create the u.s. office for continuing operations and i'm happy to report this past riday, stockman welch bill hr-2606 was introduced to do exactly that. so there is an opportunity for change, an opportunity to apply a lesson learned from iraq. i'm -- i'm known for saying that a lesson learned that's not a lesson applied is a lesson lost. this will avert that loss if it comes into being. more about that in a minute. second lesson, don't conduct significant rebuilding operations when the security situation is severe. and that was the case too often in iraq. it seems self-evident, however, for example, in f
and on the hill, senator mccain, and a number of house members as well. two questions. how do you think that the iraq money was spent, the rebuilding money? and second, what lessons do you draw from that? and from their answers, we get these seven lessons. first, just what i said. foremost, that the united states must reform, restructure, improve its approach to planning and executing stabilization and reconstruction operations. chapter six proposes a solution for that. create the u.s. office...
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withis a lost cause mccain. quote --." back and watch mass murder?" make sure who it was. if war wass televised, people would stop this insanity. we are taking your reaction on our facebook page. from nancy pelosi as she left a meeting with the president this morning discussing syria. >> good morning. good morning. the president honored us with his recitation this morning, that he does not take going into a military action lightly, that there are compelling reasons. the intelligence is clear that this attackrated using weapons of mass destruction, really. weapons of mass destruction, deterring their use is a pillar of our national security. assad has done that. that is a differentiation from what he has done up until now. people say he killed 100,000 people in the what is the difference with this 1400? on --400, he crossed the crossed the line with using chemical weapons. president obama did not draw a red line. humanity drew it decades ago, some countries supporting the convention on not using chemical weapons. that fromly something a humanitarian standpoint cannot be ign
withis a lost cause mccain. quote --." back and watch mass murder?" make sure who it was. if war wass televised, people would stop this insanity. we are taking your reaction on our facebook page. from nancy pelosi as she left a meeting with the president this morning discussing syria. >> good morning. good morning. the president honored us with his recitation this morning, that he does not take going into a military action lightly, that there are compelling reasons. the...
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i never imagined i would support obama over mccain. i was very strongly for mccain. i thought he was a very good man. he didn't run a very strong campaign. we seem to have a habit of doing that. but here's what's interesting about obama. if you remember the transition, he made very centrist appointments. he appointed a -- he had, for example, he kept gates at defense. he picked geithner for treasury who had worked and -- hand and glove with the bush administration through the financial crisis. he picked hillary as secretary of state, volcker was one of the major advisors. the former president of harvard, i'm getting -- summer was in treasury. these are not radical appointments. what's interesting about obama is when he ran in 2008 he ran as a rorschach test. he was a man into whom you could pour all of your own visions and hopes. he was not a very distinctly radical candidate when he ran. that was the brilliance of his 2008 campaign. and even the inaugural address, the first, was anadine and didn't tell you anything about him. and then he made a speech on february 24
i never imagined i would support obama over mccain. i was very strongly for mccain. i thought he was a very good man. he didn't run a very strong campaign. we seem to have a habit of doing that. but here's what's interesting about obama. if you remember the transition, he made very centrist appointments. he appointed a -- he had, for example, he kept gates at defense. he picked geithner for treasury who had worked and -- hand and glove with the bush administration through the financial crisis....
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senator mccain mentioned it. for americanstive to work every day with their hands, building construction. by father was a construction worker. i was a member of local 185 in sacramento, california, working in road construction for myself for a time. what terry and all those in the building trades did was something courageous. they took a chance that senator mccain and the senate could arrive at a decent deal. they are looking at more people coming into the country to take jobs while you have some 20% unemployment in the construction industry. what they did is reached a common sense compromise with the u.s. chamber of commerce with how to deal the future flow of workers. i won't call them lower skilled. i did the work.i know how much skill is involved. it takes a lot of energy and talent to stay out there in the sun doing the work with those tools out there. they compromised and reached a deal for the good of the country. if you deal with all four aspects of immigration reform, you will have a system that works. >
senator mccain mentioned it. for americanstive to work every day with their hands, building construction. by father was a construction worker. i was a member of local 185 in sacramento, california, working in road construction for myself for a time. what terry and all those in the building trades did was something courageous. they took a chance that senator mccain and the senate could arrive at a decent deal. they are looking at more people coming into the country to take jobs while you have...
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senator mccain it released a statement. he said i appreciate the president's approach. we recognize any reform must recognize america as a nation of laws and immigrants. a reminder we will have a few more calls. if you do not get through, you can check out the facebook page for the conversation we started this morning. the calller is in california on the independent line. welcome. go ahead. caller: i want to say about marco rubio is statement about history. and he has to remember, a lot of us came here when we were children. we grew up to be like any other american child. a lot of them became drug addicts. a lot of them became criminals. we have all the temptations that all-american kids have nowadays. kids get into drugs. we do become a product of society. we are a member of society nowadays. we do have a criminal history, but they have to understand we have asked for our day in court to show them we do have better means for our families nowadays. nowadays -- i have a child now. i am not into drugs no more. i am not into being a hoodlum. i am a productive member of soc
senator mccain it released a statement. he said i appreciate the president's approach. we recognize any reform must recognize america as a nation of laws and immigrants. a reminder we will have a few more calls. if you do not get through, you can check out the facebook page for the conversation we started this morning. the calller is in california on the independent line. welcome. go ahead. caller: i want to say about marco rubio is statement about history. and he has to remember, a lot of us...
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john -- nominee john mccain. at the time brennan was a top advisor to the obama campaign and prenian's employee was not fired -- brennan's employee was not fired. one of the key witnesses in the case was found murdered in his car outside his church while the investigation was still ongoing. brennan was involved in administration related to the release of convicted libyan pan am flight 103 bomber from a scottish jail in august, 2009. at the time of the release when he returned to libya to a national heroes welcome, brennan described the release as, quote, unfortunate, inprote, and wrong, unquote, and called for his reimprisonment. however obama administration documents obtained by the sunday times revealed that the white house had secretly informed scottish authorities that they found compassionate release more palatable than the reimprisonment of him in libya. brennan also came under fire after would-be underwear bomber nearly brought down a u.s.-bound northwest airlines flight on christmas day, 2009. british int
john -- nominee john mccain. at the time brennan was a top advisor to the obama campaign and prenian's employee was not fired -- brennan's employee was not fired. one of the key witnesses in the case was found murdered in his car outside his church while the investigation was still ongoing. brennan was involved in administration related to the release of convicted libyan pan am flight 103 bomber from a scottish jail in august, 2009. at the time of the release when he returned to libya to a...
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guest: i applaud with john mccain said about interrogation. he has been saying for ever that torture does not work and he should know. he was in the hanoi hilton for so long and tortured by north vietnam during the war. he is right, in my view. i did serve on the intelligence committee for eight years. i was there in the 1990's and came back and was a ranking member. i think we should look at interrogation policies and look at detention policies and we should look at drone policies. before this nomination, john brennan asked to come to the wilson center which i now head, he asked to comment talk about the legal framework around drone policy. it should not be our foreign policy. it is a tool but many of our tools should be developed through prom -- diplomacy and soft power and john brennan understands this. one thing i hope he will do after he is confirmed, and i predict he will be, is take a fresh look at the cia mission, reduce the paramilitary part of that mission, that should be offloaded mostly to the pentagon with the exception of an inte
guest: i applaud with john mccain said about interrogation. he has been saying for ever that torture does not work and he should know. he was in the hanoi hilton for so long and tortured by north vietnam during the war. he is right, in my view. i did serve on the intelligence committee for eight years. i was there in the 1990's and came back and was a ranking member. i think we should look at interrogation policies and look at detention policies and we should look at drone policies. before this...
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you see senator mccain. you have the ranking for the senate armed service committee. this should begin in a second. let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator hagel's nomination unless leon panetta agreed to testify. this is the first of two harris we will show you today. this and later this afternoon, the confirmation hearing for cia director nominee, john brennan, currently the counter-terrorism chief. >> good morning, everybody. we welcome secretary of defense leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey to testify about the department of defense's response to the deadly terrorist attack on the u.s. temporary mission facility in benghazi, libya on september 11 and all of last year. the findings o
you see senator mccain. you have the ranking for the senate armed service committee. this should begin in a second. let us watch. we will cavill and to hear from defense secretary leon panetta and general martin dempsey about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that resulted in the death of four americans. one week ago today, this committee heard from senator chuck hegel -- hagel to be the next defense secretary. the center of south carolina said he would put a hold on former senator...
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my goal was to find things that the mccain team didn't have. then, once i did, i would send it out to people in the press that i knew were interested in different topics or whatever. it was really just a challenge to myself that kept me going. >> that is a good answer. >> we all say things. -- we all say thanks. >> with this information coming in, how do you decide what to emphasize question mark what to tweet out to your many fans? the video is out there. the researchers out there. that is not the whole project. >> there is so much out there. they give you so much. now that we have the american bridge, we have people all over the country you understand the technology and are able to capture it, and know what to do with it. there is a lot to work with. i think windows you have to let stuff go. there is too much going on. we ought to teach gender roles traditionally to elementary school kids, and i'm probably going to do something with that because he gets in with the larger narrative on the war on women and when to roll back the clock. if that
my goal was to find things that the mccain team didn't have. then, once i did, i would send it out to people in the press that i knew were interested in different topics or whatever. it was really just a challenge to myself that kept me going. >> that is a good answer. >> we all say things. -- we all say thanks. >> with this information coming in, how do you decide what to emphasize question mark what to tweet out to your many fans? the video is out there. the researchers out...
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senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it is very good to see teresa here with you in good health and good spirits. i apologize for what i am about to do to john. john, when you tell the enemy ,ou're going to attack them they are obviously going to disburse and try to make it harder. i am looking right here at a story, syria said to be hiding weapons and moving troops. there is even open-source reporting that they may be moving some of their assets into the russian naval base. let's not get -- it is ridiculous to think that it is not wise from a military standpoint to advise the enemy you're going to attack. weregon planners instructed not to offer strike options that could help drive mr. assad from power. the concern is the wrong groups will be able to take advantage of it. a senior military officer said, is there any truth to that? us for aesident asked range of options and we provided him a range. >> i am asking if there is any truth. >> our options were not limited to -- >> any truth to the story in the wall street jou
senator mccain. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it is very good to see teresa here with you in good health and good spirits. i apologize for what i am about to do to john. john, when you tell the enemy ,ou're going to attack them they are obviously going to disburse and try to make it harder. i am looking right here at a story, syria said to be hiding weapons and moving troops. there is even open-source reporting that they may be moving some of their assets into the russian naval base. let's...
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that is not anything to disparage john mccain. the john mccain is the reason we are where we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful. this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him. so we his own peril, and will have caucuses and will explain in more detail what direction we are headed. i think everyone will be happy. man,yone will not be -- ah, we got everything we wanted. but i think it will be something that is good for the senate. it is a compromise. i think we get what we want, they get what if they. not a bad deal. >> again, senators have reached a tentative view on advancing president obama's nominations providing a change in filibuster rules. a vote on mr. cordray's nomination continues right now in the senate. you can see our live coverage on .-span2 the house gavels in at noon eastern for general speeches. legislative work gets underway at 2:00 eastern. they have three bill schedule today dealing with easing regulation on small airplanes and oil pipeline standards. later in the week, the house debates parts of the n
that is not anything to disparage john mccain. the john mccain is the reason we are where we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful. this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him. so we his own peril, and will have caucuses and will explain in more detail what direction we are headed. i think everyone will be happy. man,yone will not be -- ah, we got everything we wanted. but i think it will be something that is good for the senate. it...
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and i just having heard similar rounds of questioning and hearings before this one, from senator mccain and others who have asked is in question, this is the emerging consensus, i believe, of this body, this committee, many members of the committee about china's responsibilities, and where we be likely go. so i hope you will just take that for what it's worth category. a question then you asked a couple of things about sequester. i visited joint base langley used this last week in virginia and that is the home of the air force's air combat command, talked to the men and women who maintained f-22 release on the very day the u.s. had deployed to the air force base in south korea. and we've had a remarkable show of force, both f-22's and b-2's to demonstrate that we're serious about the north korea threat but as we were doing that, i was being told air force plans to cut flying hours by 18% as a result of the sequester. air combat command informed us as of this week, it will enter what they call a tier ready status. one third of its flying units will cease flying or stand down for the rema
and i just having heard similar rounds of questioning and hearings before this one, from senator mccain and others who have asked is in question, this is the emerging consensus, i believe, of this body, this committee, many members of the committee about china's responsibilities, and where we be likely go. so i hope you will just take that for what it's worth category. a question then you asked a couple of things about sequester. i visited joint base langley used this last week in virginia and...
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>> i strongly endorsed the administration's and senator mccain's position. i was in cairo. our ambassador also endorsed it. the bottom line is the egyptian military to a very difficult period has a build trust with the egyptian people. they have made clear their expectation that egypt will maintain the international treaties, including peace with israel. they are the people who provide extra security when my ships go through the suez canal. the gauze area has not been this quiet in 10 years. regionally gaza -- the gaza area has not been this quiet in 10 years. anything we do that would undercut the trust between the u.s., a u.s. military and egyptian military would be extremely unhelpful. >> what do you think the advice of the israeli government would be to policymakers such as with regard to that sale? i have gotten a lot of mail and e-mails from a people in mississippi who are supportive of israel. they say how could you agreed to the sale of these to egypt when that could be so harmful to israel? what would your answer be to that? >> i will not speak for what is really t
>> i strongly endorsed the administration's and senator mccain's position. i was in cairo. our ambassador also endorsed it. the bottom line is the egyptian military to a very difficult period has a build trust with the egyptian people. they have made clear their expectation that egypt will maintain the international treaties, including peace with israel. they are the people who provide extra security when my ships go through the suez canal. the gauze area has not been this quiet in 10...
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senator mccain, can you tell ?s what paul ryan told you >> i said i think my comments are important. he agrees with what i just said. -- onceor calling, and you run for president -- no, he did not say that. [laughter] >> the other day that lindsey graham said the goal is to get 70% of votes in the senate -- >> we need that, and i think it's doable. ?> senator schumer >> if we were to pass this bill with over 50 democratic votes -- normally eight or nine republican votes -- it would pass. we would get the 60. it would bode poorly for the house. -- whatre looking for we are looking for is getting a large republican vote. we did some very interesting things. senators hatch and rubio, feinstein and bennett were part of the section. it was a point where most agreed with our proposal. southeast did not. we knew there were a lot of republican senators from the southeast who might vote for our bill, but if their growers portray -- were very much theirt the bill -- agriculture is a bit different. we worked out an accommodat
senator mccain, can you tell ?s what paul ryan told you >> i said i think my comments are important. he agrees with what i just said. -- onceor calling, and you run for president -- no, he did not say that. [laughter] >> the other day that lindsey graham said the goal is to get 70% of votes in the senate -- >> we need that, and i think it's doable. ?> senator schumer >> if we were to pass this bill with over 50 democratic votes -- normally eight or nine republican...
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as i told senator mccain, the capability is there. it would have to be first and foremost a turkish decision since it is there sovereign soil. if it were a nato mission, it would need to come into nato for dialogue. 28 nation require consensus. it would be a complicated process, but this range of options are under discussion. >> would you take back that option if its stock already under consideration to our nato allies starting with turkey? she would suggested be willing to help create and inside a narrow band syria along the turkish border where syrians could go for safety and so flowing across the border. i think it would be an to find what turkey's response would be to such a proposal and if there is a willingness to even consider it, could you take that up with -- otherto countries >> nato countries? >> yes. it is a possibility we ought to look at. the manou familiar with who was chosen in the last few up the exiled opposition coalition? >> i am not. >> he is apparently a syrian american who lived in texas. the syrian opposition c
as i told senator mccain, the capability is there. it would have to be first and foremost a turkish decision since it is there sovereign soil. if it were a nato mission, it would need to come into nato for dialogue. 28 nation require consensus. it would be a complicated process, but this range of options are under discussion. >> would you take back that option if its stock already under consideration to our nato allies starting with turkey? she would suggested be willing to help create...
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it doesn't matter what john mccain and others do on the taxes and the rest. if they want to give up taxes for the sequester, we're not going to do that. so that doesn't really affect us. but oh, it does affect us. because, mr. speaker, if we can't get agreement those american folks of which the majority leader just spoke, who are looking for jobs, who want to see this economy grow, who are suffering because of gridlock, who are -- have a lack of confidence because this congress does not work, the most dysfunctional congress in which i have served and i've been here 33 years. the least productive congress in which i've served. mr. speaker, that's what we need to be doing. mike lee, another republican, mr. speaker, in the senate talking about trying to get to agreement. if republicans of both houses simply refused, this is their strategy, mr. speaker, if republicans in both houses simply refuse to vote for any, any continuing resolution that contains further funding for further enforcement of obamacare -- i understand the gentleman's opposed to it. he was oppos
it doesn't matter what john mccain and others do on the taxes and the rest. if they want to give up taxes for the sequester, we're not going to do that. so that doesn't really affect us. but oh, it does affect us. because, mr. speaker, if we can't get agreement those american folks of which the majority leader just spoke, who are looking for jobs, who want to see this economy grow, who are suffering because of gridlock, who are -- have a lack of confidence because this congress does not work,...